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Vasanta Sampat Dupare v. Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India –

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
25 Aug 2025
Citation
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2136
Case no.
WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 371/2023
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Writ petition filed u/Art.32 challenging the continuing validity of the sentence of death against the petitioner, having been affirmed on appeal, declined in review, and followed by the rejection of mercy petitions and seeks its reconsideration in the light in the case of Manoj and others v. State of Madhya Pradesh; and whether Art.32 authorises this Court to reopen a capital sentencing exercise that has otherwise attained finality, solely to cure the procedural lapse the petitioner identifies.

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